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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-08
A Four Days Trip.

The dispatch from Washington pub
lished lately stating that the Arrow
steamship and ship building company,
Of New York, had purchased the Ma
rine railroad and ship yard at Alex.
andria, Va, was confirmed at the
office OF the company, No. lis Broad.
way. X. M. Fryer, chief engineer Of
the line, said:
1--WE will begin work at once to build
the ways for our first steamship, the
Pocahontas, but there are 70 be no ex-
tensive shops bsilt there. Our frames.
which are simply the bulkheads. and
all o. the plates will be prepared at the
works where we are having them
made. The completion Of this vessel
and Others to follow, will mark an era
OF revelation In the TRANSATLANTIC
trade since they are 10 be constructed
upon a new principle and with IN esti-
mated speed 10 make the voyage from
New York TO Liverpool In . little
more than four days. We will not
carry any freight, excepting, perhaps,
few express packages, but the ves-
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-08

barous one and must be efiectually y
broken up.
You will be required to keep a close
watch upon the movements Of the In
dians belonging tO your agency, and
In case IL is found that they have been
making raids or aprisals, and have
stolen property In their possession,
you will Use every effort and all possi-
BILE diligence toward the recovery OF
the property and its return 10 the
agent in charge Of the reservation
from whence taken, to the end that Il
may be turned over TO the proper
owner. You will also take such steps
as may be necessary tJ cause the arrest
OF the guilty parties and their delivery
to the civil authorities, in order that
they may he proceeded against under
section 8 of the act Of March 3, 1885,
(Stat. at large, Vol. %, page 3S5.) You
will be required 10 give these subjects
the most careful attention 10 the end
that the practices named may be
speedily and permanently broken up,
and will make it your special duty TO
see that these instructions are COM
piled with in every particular. Ii
should be forcibly impressed upon the
minds Of the Indians that the govern.
ment Is in earnest In this matter, and
that infractioDs Of this order will re-
suit in the punishment OF the guilty
parties to the full extent Of the law.
Ii Is the earnest desire of the govern
ment that the Indians give up their
QOmadlc habits. spttla nnnp lapda in
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-08
Settling the Time Question.

He sort of squeezed himself into
police headquarters Yesterday, hat in
hand. and he scrambled up to Ser
geant Martins desk, bowed very low,
and inquired:
"Am de boss ossifer in ?"
"Yes, SIR"
"Wail, boss, l wants TO know bout
dis time bizness. I'Ze bin hevin' .
heap o. trubble fur a week past"
"What time are you running on? ?"
"Dats what / want to find out.
One feller tells me to 90 on solar time,
an another tells me standard time,
.n' my ole woman she's got q third
time, AT I'ze all mixed up. tole de
woman dat 1 was comm down to get
perlice time an stick TO it,"
"Weil, set your watch at l:2S."
"Yes sab. OATS de fust satisfacshun
I've had in two hull weeks
He pulled out an ancient "turpip,"
felt around for key. and had just got
ready TO set the hands, when the crys-
tai fell out and smashed; there WAS
long-continued whirring among the
works, and as be held the time-piece
10 his ear and shook IL the internal
mechanism fell 10 the floor and rolled
under bench.
~ spected sunthin' Of the Sort"
said the man as bis chin began to
quIver. dat comes Of tryin' to run
ON three sorts o. time. No watch kin
stand any sich foolin' ~ dat, and /
might a know,d it,"
What will you do now?n
Muffin. Dat settles time on dis
chicken for de mex six months, and
Uze gwine to get up in de mawnin'
when Ize hungry, and go home at
night arter de ole woman has got de
wood In. detroit Free Press.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-08
Trotter Confirmed.

Washington Telegram: The Senate
has confirmed the nomination Of Jas.
NJ. Trotter, colored, 10 be recorder Of
deeds for the District Of Columbia.
Tue vote stood 30toll. or the minor.
ity three only-IDgslls, satin and
Palmer-are Republicans. There
seems To have been very little contest.
The Senate, though apparently incon-
sistent with the principles rnuncisted,
In connection with the Matthews csse,
upon the heels of which IL so closely
follows, Is explained in variety Of
ways. Mr.. Trotter came, 1t is urged,
with an excellent record as an ex-
Union soldier, which. with the SEN
ate, counts for much. No charge was
made against him, as was the case
with Matthews, either Of n business or
political nature and there was nothing
10 be said In opposition, beyond the
fact that he is an alien TO the district.
Upon this point. so strongly urged in
the Matthews case, IL Is said that the
Senate has made record of its princi-
piles, having pronounced itself en-
pbatically in favor of the selection OF q
district man for purely local office.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-08
Concerning Reservation Indians

The commissioner of Indian affairs
has received the following circular,
which is self explanatory:
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-08
Turmoil I'm Afghauistan.

Bombay, March 8: News received
from Afghanistan, through native
sources, that the Ameer 10 making SIRE
puous efforts TO raise new army.
All boys between the ages Of 10 and Is
years are being drilled for military
service. and all who have reached the
age Of Is years are being enrolled In
the army. The Ameer has issued y
circular to his subjects telling them to
prepare for q holy war. A telegram
from Lahore confirms the reports that
the Ameer 10 raising a new army In
preparation for war. The telegram
adds that the son Of the fanatic Derv-
ish, Mushk.I-Alum, backed BY the
Tarahas. Inders. Utsks, Sokees, Kak-
ar and other tribes. has proclaimed
himself ruler Of Afghanistan, and has
sent the Ameer q defiant letter, threat
ening to attack him without delay.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-08

The commissioner of Indian affairs
has received the following circular,
which is self explanatory:
OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, /
WASHINGTON, ID. g., Feb. =, 1887. !
The United States Indian Agent, Crow
Agency, Montana Territory:
Sir-The practice of Indians residing
upon one reservation visiting those
residing upon another has proved a
fruitful source of trouble and annoy
ance, resulting in the most deleterious
and damaging effect upon botE the
visiting and visited Indians.
A notable instance Of this character
was the visit, the past year. Of the
Sioux Indian sitting Bull" and his
followers TO the Crow Indians in
Montana, at q time when special
agents of the government were max
ing allotment of land severaly to the
Crows. which resulted iu the abandon
ment of the work for the present
This practice must be broken up, and
with that end in view, you are directed
to inform and make plain to the In
dians within your agency the fact that
they will not be permitted to leave
their reservation for the purpose Of
visiting Indians upon other reserva'
tions, or for other purposes, except
upon a pass or permit obtained from
their agent, anu in case desire Is ex'
pressed to visit other reservations,
then the consent TO such visit must
| first be had and obtained from the
agent in charge Of the reserva'
ton desired TO be visited
You will instruct your polict
officers TO be vigilant and watchful
and In case Il Is found that Indians art
visiting the reservation without the
requisite authority and permission, 4
will be your duty TO remove them from
all such Indians, and at once to notify
the agent In charge Of the reservation
to which they belong, whose duty i
shall be to take such steps and adop
measures az may be found necessar,
to cause the return of the Indians :,
their reservation.
In case any considerable number o
Indians desire TO leave your reserva
tion, then permission for that purpos'
should be obtained from this depart
ment, but In ordinary cases you vii
exercise your own judgement. beinl
governed by the instructions contained
herein.
In case application Is made by In
dians to leave reservation In bodie'
of considerable numbers, for any pur
pose, you will in forwarding such ap
plication state fully ell the facts IL
the case, giving name and location o
the place TO be visited, purpose OF tb'
visit; the length Of time the indian'
desire 10 be absent and whether th'
permit, II granted, would result to thu
benefit and advantage OF the Indians
otherwise, and at the same time eau
ton the Indians not TO leave the rec
ervation until the permission for tha
purpose In received.
The practice OF Indians belonging b
different reservations, committinI
raids upon and stealing stock from
each other 10 an uncivilized and bar
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-08
A sPECK OF BORDER WAR.
Mexican Soldiers Cross the Frontier fat
Nogales, Arizona,

Mexican Soldiers Cross the Frontier Ia,
Nogales, Arizona,
Nogales, Ariz., Telegram: Last
night Deputy Sheriff James Speedy
saw Lieut.. Gutterga. with four armed
soldiers, crossing a bridge over dry
creek bed into the United States. He
Immediately called on Henry Little
page and DIR. Pudy to 90 with him and
see why an armed party should enter
the United States. On arriving in
front Of the American custom house
the lieutenant stepped in front Of Lit
tlepage, and, covering hiLi with a
revolver, demanded the release OF a
Mexican named Rincan. whom the
Mexican soldiers supposed the Amcri.
can authorities were holding as a
prisoner. Littlepage replied, 81 have
no prisoner and Immediately snatch
ed the revolver out of the lieutenant :
hand. placing him under arrest. The
American officers started for the main
street Of the town. The lieutenant
called on some other Mexican soldiers
concealed in the dry bed of the creek
TO release him. They ran 10 the Amer.
leans and one Of the soldiers, covering
Liltlepage with his rifle demanded
the release OF his lieutenant. Sheriff
Speed commanded Littlepage TO fire
on the soldier aud immediately fired
himself at the man who had Little
page covered. The soldier also
fired at LltLlepsge, but the latter
knocked the gun aside, and at the
same time drawing bis revolver fired
ut the Mexican. The firing becaIn.
general between the two officers and
the Mexican soldiers, the Mexicans re.
treating across the international line
into Mexico; the Americans following
aud shooting until their weapons were
empty. By this time the American
population was aroused, and every
man who could procure a weapon
armed himself. expecting an attack
every minute from the Mexican sol
diers, who had been ordered out by
Col. Arviza, their commander. and
stationed on the railroad platform ia
front of the Mexican custom house.
The news was brought that one Of the
Mexicans was mortally wounded. IL
Is stated that the cause Of the armed
men being sent into the United States
was for the purpose of compelling =
Mexican woman with whom Col.
Arviza had been living, and who had
refused TO live with him any longer,
TO return, and upon being discovered
by the sheriff, they made bold bluff
to cover up their intention. Acting
United States Counsel Grosclose, has
taken the matter In hand. and this
morning made demand upon the
Mexican authorities for Lieut.. Cult.
terga, More trouble Is looked for to-
night, as II is expected Col. Arviza
will seek revenge. Gov. Jones has
been advised OF the situation, and
will arrive here tomorrow morning.
Gen. Miles has been requested by the
United States attorney at Tucson to
send troops here Immediately. The
captain Of the home guard at Critten.
den has been requested to forward
available arms and 1000 rounds ot
ammunition for arming the citizens.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-08

sells are designated for passenger trsffic
alone
lt Is said that twelve such vessels
are TO be built, each bearing historic
Indian name. The models and draw
lEgs at the Office Of the company pre-
sent unique aud promising appear
ance, but other people are not sanguine
OF the success OF the company and the
praclicability Of the vessels as are the
directors. Mr.. Fryer believes that he
has solved the problem of swift and
safe ocean navigation in this creation
OF his, as the vessel is solely his
invention.
The Pocahontas is 10 be an iron and
steel ship, aud instead Of being built
on lateral lines, as has always been
the custom, she will be built upon
-ixty-eight transverse steel walls
or bulkheads seven and a half
feet apart each Of the full
Size and accurate shape Of cross Sec
tion Of the vessel. These walls will
have openings cut In them for the "a.
looms, passage ways, tunnels, etc, with
vertical longitudinal walls through
them. thus making 1850 water-tight
compartments Of which 500 are ~ be
below the water line. She will be
provided with compound engines Of
q, ,96S horse power. capable of giving q
speed Of twenty-five knots an hour.
there will be boilers TO furnish steam
for the main engines, placed fofe and
aft Of the vessel with three smoke
pipes on zach side of the ship next TO
the rail. What effect heavy seas will
have on the smoke pipes thus arrang-
remains to be seen. Her dimensions
are TO be $40 feet In length, 40 feet
beam, draft Of water 25t f.et.-New
York Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-08
spsakipp of the defenselese cond

Speaking Of the defepseless coDdi-
tion Of our coasts, Admiral Porter says:
"In nine mile circular fire there are
European ironclads that could to-day,
II anchored OF Coney island, reach
nearly all Staten island, Q large SEQ
tion Of Bergen neck, the Southern
railroad docks at Jerpey City. and oil
the lower portions Of New York city
for nearly q quarter Of mile above
the City Hall, all Brooklyn 10 near
Hunter's Point, including the East
River bridge and the navy yard,
Jamaica bay and Rocksway beach,
with the mortar which 10 now being
experimental upon abroad. IL would
be possible with few OF these mortan
10 deyastate the country for milss
around"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-08
X. GETS LEFT.
The Bill For Beidler's Relief to
the Extent Of $4,000 Is
Defeated
In the Council and X. Must
Look Elsewhere For
a Snap.
Building Association Work in
Miles City-The Benefits
of the System.
MONTANA LEGISLATURE.
Fifteenth Session.
YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Special Telegram 10 the YRLLowsroSR JOURNAL
MONTANA LEGISLATURES.
Fifteenth Session.

YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Special Telegram TO the YRLLowsrosK JOURNAL.
COUNCIL.
HELENA, Mar. This is the frs,
day there has been no notices of bills
given.
The license bill was amended, reduc.
ing all legitimate business 25 per cent.
and saloon licenses were made from
$500 to 81 900. The Biedler relief bill
was lost. The general road law was
passed. The gambling bill was
amended.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Bills introduced: House bill No.
l05, by Mantle, authorizes women TO
act as traders; house bill l06, by
Blake, relating TO constituting the
statutes.
Bills tailed: Council bill No. AZ,
watering places for stock; house bill
No. 80, creating the Office OF attorney
general; council bill No. 81, fees Of ex-
pert witnesses and jurors. These bills
were covered by similar measures.
Bills passed: House joint resolution
No. Z, compeDsating Chas. Smell for
compiling the laws; house bill No. so,
relating to sale Of poisonous drugs;
house bill No. 81, preventing poisoning
dogs aud other domestic animals
house bill No. SO, making the only
lawful way to catch fish to be by hook
and line; house bill No. 70, creating
the Office of district court stenographer;
council joint resolution No. IL, relief
of Farragut Post, No. :. G. A. r., fJr
loss Of arms; council bill No. 49,
Thompson's revenue bill.
Adjourned
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-08
CIit RICHES.
SOCIETIES.

A. o. H.--Diyision No I meets first ID second
sundays OF each month,
X. Of H.-Mss. frst and third Wednesdays al
7:s0p. M, ai Odd Fellows Hall.
A.F.&A. M.-Yellowstone Lodge, No. 26, q 1t
and third Wednesdays.
X. A. M.-Yellosstone Chapter. No. s, second
and fourth Saturdays.
X. T.-DamAscus Gommandery, second and
fourth Thursdays.
l. y. y. F.-Custer Lodge No. Is, every
Monday Al their hall.
l. o. o. F.-sentinsl Encsmpment, No. 6. hrst
and third Friday.
X. Of P.-crusader Lodge. No. Z, Thursday
evenings Of Odd Fellows Han.
C. X. Of A.-Miles City Branch, every sunday at
p m.
X. Of Ls-First and third Fridays.
q. A. R-U. 8. Grant Post, No. IA, first and
third Tuesdays.
10. @. T.--stsr Of the West No "a, every
Thursday evening.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-27
IN THE EAST.

The struggle among the Republicans
in the New York legislature for a successor
To Warner Miller in the United Slater Sen
ate was ended on the 18th 10y the selection
II Congressman Frank HiScOck on the 18th
caucus ballot. The candidates were War
ner Miller. l.. T. Morton and Frank HiscOck.
The first vote stood Miller 81, NORTON 81,
HiScocE IL; Miller began 10 gain and IS the
only way 10 beat him, the supporters of
Morton went over 10 HiscOck ana nominated
him. HiscOck belongs To the Tom Platt
faction Of New York politics. Miller took
his defeat gracefully and congratulated
Hiscock.
Three persons named Litherly, living
at Eliot, Ne. are reported to have been
poisoned by eating canned coroed beef
Friday night. The mother and daughter
cannot recover and the husband l. IN a
critical condition
The price of the sliding scale of bar
iron, on which the wages ofiron workers for
the Eastern association are based, has been
advanced u l-I0 cents per pound. This
avoids the possibility Of a strike.
Strikers drove men away from the
Knickerbocker Ice company's house at
Rhinebeck and Turkey Point, y. Y. and
from the Mutual Benefit compGny's ut Bar
y Tow II oil the Sblu
Experts from the oil regions in
Pennsylvania, visiting Roanoke City, Va,
claim that the indications point to immense
quantities of oil and natural gas in the
vicinity
The Philadelphia Press Is the author
ity for the statement that the iron trace in
PENNSYLVANIA Is booming and ihe rate Of
wages will probably be advanced
Policeman Adams, of the New York
force, fired at an escaping prisoner in the
streets of New York and killed an innocent
party.
Ex-Alderman McQuade of New York
City has been put into the laundry depart
ment Of the Sing Sing penitentiary.
4 fire occurred in the PhGniX Furni-
ture company 5 building in New York Thurs
day night, causing loss of S50,0Uo.
The supply buildings of Onondago
Iron company. near Syracuse. y. Y, We're
burned Thursday. Loss, SI5,O0o.
Gee. Wilson, a new Yorker who
wanted TO marry his paramour, smothered
his wife with a towel
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-27
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

Representative Cox is pronounced by
his physicians as out Of danger.
W. J. Whitthorne has been reelected
to the United States Senate from Tennessee.
The Presidents reception to his cab
met Thursday evening was brilliant sue
cess.
II IS expected that another call for
8 per cent. bonds will he issued in a few
days.
Secretary Manning has made his
estimates fo- saIarys of customs collectors,
that at Duluth being placed at sl,9Oo and
at St Vincent at S3.5OO.
Minneapolis delegates are working
hard to secure government exhibits at the
next Minneapolis Exposition.
Mr.. Lucia J. X. Clark. of AIinneso-
tn. has been promoted from a $500 to a
q co. clerkship in the patent Office.
The House committee on territories
reports favorably on the bill to admit Mon
tana aud Washington Territories into the
union.
At the last evenin. session of the
House, - pension bills were passed iRclud-
ing one Of 81 "A month 10 the widow of
Thomas Francis Meagher.
Secretary Manning informs congress
that it viii cost the government over o.
millions and the slrviceS Of over 400 men
To collect the revenues from customs for thu
next fiscal year.
The resignation Of Martin y. Chan
der. surveyor general Of Minnesota. has
been accepted by the President, which was
submitted some months ago, 10 take effect
on the appointment Of his successor.
\ very favorable report has been
made by the Judiciary committee Of the
House upon Hon. Knute Nelson's bill for the
holding of sessions Of the United States
court at Duluth, the same as at Winona.
senator SpOoner of Wisconsin. al the
request Of Senator Hoar, chairman Of the
committee, has been appointed a member of
the committee on elections in the place made
vacant by the death Of Cen Logan. his Is
likely 10 be one of the most important COM
mitteeS of the senate for the next two years
Upon its decisions viii probably depend the
control Of the senate. Mr.. SpOoner was Sc
lected because Of his ability as a lawyer,
and the skill be has displayed dehater.
He was recently also given the chairman
shin OF the committee on claims
Mr.. Il. W. Voorhees,, wife Of the
Indians senator died GA Friday evening. Of
acute peritonitis. her illness beginning on
the Monday previous with oongestiVs chilis
followed 10y inflammation Of the bowels. Her
death was quiet and peaceful. and she
ate family-her husband. three grown sons
and one grown daughter. Mrs. Voorhees,
was bsrn in Green Castle, Ind. in lss}2. and
was the laughter of Reese Hardesly, Of that
place. The funeral took place on Sunday at
Terre Haute.
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Shaving Statesmen.

| dropped into barber's chair last
night for a shave. The young colored
man who handled the razor was char
acter. He told me that he shaved many
of the prominent men of the country.
Said he: Speaker Carlisle is a hard
man To shave. He has an angular,
rough bearded face. He drops into a
chair, and does not say a word until he
gets out of it, except when he is afraid
of being cut. He is mighty close as to
money matters and he loves the lucre.
We charge here - cents. If Carlisle
cannot make the change by cents he
win say: 'Jnst remember that, and |
will take it off of my next shave If
we happen to forget it he does not, and
he will say; You know gave you five
cents too much last time, and so this
dime will make us square,
Il shaved Steve Elkins number of
times this summer, He is light
haired, full-faced fellow, with a soft
beard. He has an easy face to shave,
and is a pleasant man in the Barber 5
chair, He talks, but he does not waste
words on the weather. lie chooses big
subjects, and is a liberal converser.
Harrison Carrot, brother of Bob,
spent the summer at Deer Park. where
ran the barber shop. | shaved Gar
rett He is stiff yound man, who
clothes himself in mantle of dignity,
and never gets it of.
Did YOU ever shave a PRESIDENT" !
inquired
No. But fused to 90 over Hendricks
face every day or two, vice president
Hendricks was a very hard man to keep
clean. 1t took a long time. too, to shave
him, but he was such good talker,
and told so many stories, that | never
noticed how the time was passing. The
last time he was here Postmastcr-Gen-
cralV Villas came with him. and he kept
telling anecdotes to him between the
sweeps of the razor. | have shaved
Dan Voorhees,. too. at times. VOORHEES,
has one of those red and gray, coarse
boards. which j. very hard to cut. He
is yery particular as to his personal
appearance. aud considers himself a
dandy. GOV. Curtin has national
reputation as being the worst man in
this country to shave. His beard is
very hard, and it runs all sorts of ways.
The hairs overlap each other. and have
no regularity whatever. All the bar
beers about Washington know him, and
some of them will make an excuse to
get out of the shop when he comes in.
Bancroft comes here to get his hair cut,
but he oftener has us come to his house
for this purpose. The old man likes to
talk while we are dressing his head, but
YOU have to work very carefully with
him. lie is getting old. and is liable to
be out of humor at times.